Household Waste Recycling Centres (Tidy tips)

Waste permits

If you are a resident of Central Bedfordshire and using a van, pick-up, large trailer or car towing a single axle trailer (from 1.2m x 0.9m up to 1.8m x 1.2m), you will need a waste permit to dispose of the following:

A permit is also required if you are using a car, including MPVs and 4x4s, plus hobby trailer up to 1.2m x 0.9m and have more than 3 items of DIY waste per month. Remember to bring your permit with you when visiting the site.

Why do I need a permit?

The permit system:

prevents tax payers footing the bill for commercial waste clean-ups

is the nationally recognised method of ensuring only household waste is deposited at our sites

keeps tidy tips open - permits are issued by the Environment Agency which regularly monitors waste being taken to the sites. If it is found that commercial waste is being disposed of at our tidy tips, it is possible that the licence would be revoked and the site closed

The permit system limits both the type of materials and the number of times vehicles such as vans and pick-up trucks, which are more likely to contain commercial waste, can visit a site.

However, it still allows residents the convenience of using vans or large trailers for their household waste.